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Where does “facia” come from?

facia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin facies, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

facia (Vulgar Latin): appearance; countenance; face

Definitions

  1. appearance; countenance; face

Ancestry of “facia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaciesshape, figure; face, countenance, visage;...
2LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
3Proto-Italicfakjōto make
4Proto-Italic*θakjō—
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “facia”

  • face
  • surface
  • faced
  • interface
  • facade
  • typeface
  • facet
  • multifaceted
  • subsurface
  • Facebook
  • surfacing
  • faceless
  • boldface
  • resurface
  • blackface
  • deface
  • undersurface
  • facelift
  • faceplate
  • midface
  • clubface
  • defacement
  • paleface
  • boldfaced
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